Effect of surface dissolution on kinetic parameters in flotation of ilmenite from different gangue minerals

The effects of acid surface dissolution on the flotation kinetics of ilmenite(IL)and its common accompanied gangue minerals including olivine-pyroxene(Ol-Px),tremolite-clinochlore(Tr-Cch)and quartz were investigated.The results show that through the surface dissolution the adsorption rate constant for ilmenite increases from 5.272 to 8.441 mol/(g·min)while it decreases for Ol-Px,Tr-Cch and quartz from 6.332,7.309 and 7.774 mol/(g·min)to 5.034,6.223 and 7.371 mol/(g·min),respectively.Also,the flotation experiments on a binary mixture of minerals indicate that after surface dissolution the values of modified rate constant for ilmenite flotation from Ol-Px,Tr-Cch and quartz are enhanced from 36.15,36.52 and 47.86 min-1 to 41.72,45.78 and 56.24 min-1,respectively.This results in the improvement of kinetic selectivity index(SI)in the separation of treated ilmenite from gangue minerals.As evidenced by ICP-MS analysis,the decrease of kinetic parameters for gangue minerals can be due to the removal of Fe^2+,Ca^2+and Mg^2+ions from their surfaces,which results in the lack of enough active sites to interact with collector species.As confirmed by contact angle measurements,this prevents the formation of a stable hydrophobic layer on the minerals surfaces for creating stable attachments between minerals and bubbles.Generally,the improvement of ilmenite flotation kinetics has a negative correlation with the iron content in its accompanied gangue minerals.

Comparison of Seven Kinetic Equations for K Release and Application of Kinetic Parameters

Corn field experiments with two treatments, NP and NPK, where N in the form of urea, P in the form of calcium phosphate, and K in the form of KCl were applied at rates of 187.5, 33.3, and 125 kg ha^-1, respectively, on soils derived from Quaternary red clay were conducted in the hilly red soil region of Zhejiang Province, China. Plant grains and stalks were collected for determination of K content. Seven equations were used to describe the kinetics of K release from surface soil samples taken before the corn experiments under electric field strengths of 44.4 and 88.8 V cm^-1 by means of electro-ultrafiltration （EUF） and to determine if their parameters had a practical application. The second-order and Elovich equations excellently described K release; the first-order, power function, and parabolic diffusion equations also described K release well; but the zero-order and exponential equations were not so good at reflecting K release. Five reference standards from the field experiments, including relative grain yield （yield of the NP treatment/yield of the NPK treatment）, relative dry matter yield （dry matter of the NP treatment/dry matter of the NPK treatment）, quantity of K uptake in the NP treatment （no K application）, soil exchangeable K, and soil HNO3-soluble K, were used to test the effectiveness of equation parameters obtained from the slope or intercept of these equations. Correlations of the ymax （the maximum desorbable quantity of K） in the second-order equation and the constant b in the first-order and Elovich equations to all five reference standards were highly significant （P ≤ 0.01）. The constant a in the power function equation was highly significant （P 〈 0.01） for four of the five reference standards with the fifth being significant （P ≤ 0.05）. The constant b in the parabolic equation was also significantly correlated （P ≤ 0.05） to the relative grain yield and soil HNO3-soluble K. These suggested that all of these parameters could be used to estimate the soil K supplying capacity and the crop response to K fertilizer.

CHRONOABSORPTOMETRY FOR THE DETERMINATION OF KINETIC PARAMETERS OF ELECTRON TRANSFER REACTIONS USING LONG-OPTICAL-PATH ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL

A single potential step chronoabsorptometric method for the determination of ki- netic parameters of simple quasi-reversible reactions is described.It is verified by determining the kinetic parameters for the electroreduction of ferricyanide.A long-optical-path electro- chemical cell with a plug-in electrode is used.The thickness of solution layer is 0.55 mm

The Most Probable Mechanism Function and Kinetic Parameters of Gibbsite Dissolution in NaOH

Determination of probable mechanism function and kinetic parameters is important to hydrometallurgical kinetics.In this work,the most probable mechanism function and kinetic parameters of gibbsite dissolution in NaOH solution are studied.The sample,the mixture of synthetic gibbsite and sodium hydroxide solution,was scanned in high-pressure differential scanning calorimetry(DSC) equipment with the heating rate of 10 K·min-1. Integral equation and differential equation of non-isothermal kinetics were solved to fit the data related to DSC curve.According to the calculation results,the most probable mechanism function for pure synthetic gibbsite dissolution in sodium hydroxide solution is presented based on the optimum procedure in the database of the mechanism function.The apparent activation energy obtained is(75±1) kJ·mol-1,the frequency factor is 10 8±1mol·s-1,and the reaction is a second order reaction.

Determination of Kinetic Parameters and Metal Ions in Urea-Urease System Based on the Biochemical Reaction Heat Induced Laser Beam Deflection

A new analytical method for the determination of urea-urease system based on biochemical reaction heat induced laser beam deflection is presented in this paper. With the method, the Michaelis constant (K-m) of urease and apparent inhibition constant (K-i) of some metal ion inhibitors were measured respectively. This method was also used for the quantitative determination of metal ions with satisfactory result.

Comparisons on methods for identifying accident black spots using vehicle kinetic parameters collected from road experiments

Identification of accident black spots has gained tremendous popularity among road agencies and safety specialists for evaluating and subsequently enhancing road traffic safety.However,there is still limited understanding of the internal relationship between black spots and microscopic vehicle kinetic parameters.To address this gap,this paper describes a project that was undertaken using the real-time tire force data(kinetic response)obtained from road experiments on Wenli Expressway.First,factor analysis was applied to extracted three independent indicators(power-braking,handling stability,and ride comfort)from seven original kinetic indicators with multiple collinearities.Afterward,the main indicators were given vehicle kinetic meaning by analyzing the characteristics of original indicators associated with them.A compelling correlation was established among kinetic parameters,vehicle running qualities,and accident risk.Additionally,an integrated evaluation framework was established to identify accident black spots based on applying ordered logit models and PLS-entropy-TOPSIS approaches.The recognition results exhibited that the overall recognition accuracy obtained by the latter was found to be comparable to that achieved using the previous one.The compound evaluation model proposed in this paper has been proven to present many advantages for black spot identification.It is evidently clear from the findings that the vehicle kinetic parameters have significant correlations with road accident risk.This paper could provide some insightful knowledge for identifying and preventing the black spots from ameliorating traffic safety.

Measuring the kinetic parameters of saltating sand grains using a high-speed digital camera

A high-speed digital camera is used to record the saltation of three sand samples(diameter range:300–500,200–300 and100–125μm).This is followed by an overlapping particle tracking algorithm to reconstruct the saltating trajectory and the differential scheme to abstract the kinetic parameters of saltating grains.The velocity results confirm the propagating feature of saltation in maintaining near-face aeolian sand transport.Moreover,the acceleration of saltating sand grains was obtained directly from the reconstructed trajectory,and the results reveal that the climbing stage of the saltating trajectory represents an critical process of energy transfer while the sand grains travel through air.

Thermoluminescence glow curve analysis and kinetic parameters of Dy-doped BaSi_(2)O_(5)phosphor

In this paper,Dy^(3+)incorporated BaSi_(2)O_(5)phosphors were synthesized by gel co mbustion method and characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD).The effects of various heating rate s on thermoluminescence(TL)kinetics and glow peak temperatures of Dy^(3+)incorporated BaSi_(2)O_(5)phosphors exposed toβirradiation at room temperature were investigated.The glow curves of the phosphor exposed toβ-irradiation(0.1-100 Gy)consist of four main peaks located at 87,130,271,and 327℃and exhibit a good linearity between 0.1 and100 Gy.Three experimental techniques including variable heating rate(VHR),repeated initial rise(RIR),peak shape(PS)and computerized glow curve deconvolution(CGCD)were employed to determine TL kinetic parameters.Our findings indicate that the TL glow peaks of the phosphor obey first-order kinetics.Analysis of the main dosimetric peaks through the techniques mentio ned above indicates that activation energies(E)and pre-exponential factor(s)are in the range of 0.80-1.50 eV and 1.15×10^(8)-3.28×10^(13)s^(-1).Additionally,it is found that the temperature of the glow peaks shifts toward the higher temperatures and the TL intensity smoothly decreases as the heating rate increases.The effect on the TL intensities and glow peak temperatu res of the heating rate is discussed in terms of thermal quenching.

A study on the catalytic performance of carbide slag in transesterification and the calculation of kinetic parameters

The catalytic performance of carbide slag in transesterification is investigated and the reaction kinetic parameters are calculated. After being activated at 650℃, calcium compounds of carbonate and hydroxide in the carbide slag are mainly transformed into calcium oxide. The activated carbide slag utilized as the transesterification catalyst is characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （ATR-FTIR）, nitrogen adsorption-desorption and the Hammett indicator method. Compared with the carbide slag activated at 700 and 800℃, the largest surface area of 22.63 m2g^-1, the smallest particle size of 265.12 nm and the highest catalytic efficiency of the carbide slag activated at 650℃ guarantee its capacity in catalyzing transesterification. Then, the influences of activated temperature （Ta）, molar ratio of methanol to oil （γ）, catalyst added amount （ζ）, reaction temperature （Tr） and reaction time （τ） on the catalytic performance are investi- gated. Under the optimal transesterification condition of Ta=650℃, γ=15, ζ=3%, Tr=60℃ and τ=-110 rain, the catalytic efficiency of 92.98% can be achieved. Finally, the kinetic parameters of transesterification catalyzed by the activated carbide slag are calculated, where activation energy （E） is 68.45 kJ mol^-1 and pre-exponential factor （k0） is 1.75×10^9 min^-1. The activated carbide slag shows better reused property than calcium hydroxide.

Thermochemical Aspects of Activated Ammonium Perchlorates with Superior Thermal Stability,Decomposition Enthalpy,Propagation Index,and Decomposition Kinetic Parameters

Ammonium perchlorate(AP)includes oxidizing and reducing elements on the same molecule.AP can act as an efficient oxidizer and mono-propellant as well.In this study,AP experienced crystallographic phase change from orthorhombic centrosymmetric to non-centrosymmetric under controlled isothermal heat treatment.XRD diffractograms confirmed this crystallographic phase change.The thermal behaviour of activated AP had been investigated using DSC.Activated AP demonstrated high chemical stability with an increase in endothermic phase transition enthalpy by 170%.The enthalpy of the subsequent two main exothermic decomposition reactions was increased by 250%.Whereas AP demonstrated total decomposition enthalpy of 733 J/g,activated AP showed 2614 J/g.Activated AP can secure self-sustained response at a high rate.Propagation index(combustion enthalpy/ignition temperature)was employed to assess self-sustained reaction propagation.Activated AP demonstrated high propagation index of 8.7 compared with 2.5 for un-activated AP.Primary decomposition kinetic parameters had investigated using Kissinger and KAS methods.Activated AP showed an increase in activation energy by 89%using the Kissinger method;kinetic parameters using the KAS method were in good agreement with the Kissinger method.It can have concluded that AP with novel kinetic decomposition parameters for enhanced safety storage and high combustion characteristics has evolved.

Multi-time scale identification of key kinetic processes for lithium-ion batteries considering variable characteristic frequency

The electrification of vehicles puts forward higher requirements for the power management efficiency of integrated battery management systems as the primary or sole energy supply.In this paper,an efficient adaptive multi-time scale identification strategy is proposed to achieve high-fidelity modeling of complex kinetic processes inside the battery.More specifically,a second-order equivalent circuit model network considering variable characteristic frequency is constructed based on the high-frequency,medium-high-frequency,and low-frequency characteristics of the key kinetic processes.Then,two coupled sub-filters are developed based on forgetting factor recursive least squares and extended Kalman filtering methods and decoupled by the corresponding time-scale information.The coupled iterative calculation of the two sub-filter modules at different time scales is realized by the voltage response of the kinetic diffusion process.In addition,the driver of the low-frequency subalgorithm with the state of charge variation amount as the kernel is designed to realize the adaptive identification of the kinetic diffusion process parameters.Finally,the concept of dynamical parameter entropy is introduced and advocated to verify the physical meaning of the kinetic parameters.The experimental results under three operating conditions show that the mean absolute error and root-mean-square error metrics of the proposed strategy for voltage tracking can be limited to 13 and 16 mV,respectively.Additionally,from the entropy calculation results,the proposed method can reduce the dispersion of parameter identification results by a maximum of 40.72%and 70.05%,respectively,compared with the traditional fixed characteristic frequency algorithms.The proposed method paves the way for the subsequent development of adaptive state estimators and efficient embedded applications.

Non-linear relationship between combustion kinetic parameters and coal quality

Combustion kinetic parameters(i.e.,activation energy and frequency factor) of coal have been proven to relate closely to coal properties;however,the quantitative relationship between them still requires further study.This paper adopts a support vector regression machine(SVR) to generate the models of the non-linear relationship between combustion kinetic parameters and coal quality.Kinetic analyses on the thermo-gravimetry(TG) data of 80 coal samples were performed to prepare training data and testing data for the SVR.The models developed were used in the estimation of the combustion kinetic parameters of ten testing samples.The predicted results showed that the root mean square errors(RMSEs) were 2.571 for the activation energy and 0.565 for the frequency factor in logarithmic form,respectively.TG curves defined by predicted kinetic parameters were fitted to the experimental data with a high degree of precision.

Gasification reactivity and kinetic parameters of coal chars for non-isothermal steam gasification

The gasification reactivity and kinetic parameters of coal chars for non-isothermal steam gasification were investigated.One kind of lignite and three kinds of bituminous coals were used as the samples,and their coal ranks follow the ascending order:XB<KL<ZJ<GD.As characterized by the comprehensive gasification index,the gasification reactivity of coal chars follows the descending order:XB>KL>ZJ>GD.Through systematically analyzing factors affecting gasification reactivity,it was ascertained that the gasification reactivity is mostly determined by the carbonaceous structure.The gasification reactivity is inversely proportional to the coal rank,and the higher the coal rank,the lower the gasification reactivity.A new kinetic model was proposed to calculate the kinetic parameters,in which the reaction order was considered as an unknown kinetic parameter.The reaction order n follows the ascending order:XB<KL<ZJ<GD,which are n=1.00,n=1.34,n=1.83,and n=2.63,respectively.It is proved that the reaction order is proportional to the coal rank,and the higher the coal rank,the higher the reaction order.

Kinetics and Thermodynamic Parameters of the CopperExchange on Na-montmorillonite Clay Mineral inSelected Solvents

The kinetics of Cu ion exchange on Na-montmorillonite clay mineral has been investigated at three temperatures, in three solvents: H2O, ethylene glycol and glycerol. Solvent effects on the reaction rate have been discussed. The thermodynamic activation parameters were calculated and discussed in terms of solvation effects. The determined isokinetic temperature indicates that the reaction is enthalpy controlled where the interaction between solvent and clay surface plays an important role. A reaction mechanism which describes the solvent effect on the rate of Cu ion exchange is proposed.

A new kinetic model for direct CO2 hydrogenation to higher hydrocarbons on a precipitated iron catalyst:Effect of catalyst particle size

The kinetic of the direct COhydrogenation to higher hydrocarbons via Fischer–Tropsch synthesis（FTS）and reverse water-gas shift reaction（RWGS） mechanisms over a series of precipitated Fe/Cu/K catalysts with various particle sizes was studied in a well mixed, continuous spinning basket reactor. The iron catalysts promoted with copper and potassium were prepared via precipitation technique in various alcohol/water mixtures to achieve a series of catalyst particle sizes between 38 and 14 nm. A new kinetic model for direct COhydrogenation was developed with combination of kinetic model for FTS reaction and RWGS equilibrium condition. For estimate of structure sensitivity of indirect COhydrogenation to higher hydrocarbons, the kinetic parameters of developed model are evaluated for a series of iron catalysts with various particle sizes. For kinetic study a wide range of syngas conversions have been obtained by varying experimental conditions. The results show that the new developed model fits favorably with experimental data. The values of activation energies for indirect COhydrogenation reaction are fall within the narrow range of 23–16 kJ/mol.

Reduction behavior and kinetics of vanadium–titanium sinters under high potential oxygen enriched pulverized coal injection

In this work, the reduction behavior of vanadium–titanium sinters was studied under five different sets of conditions of pulverized coal injection with oxygen enrichment. The modified random pore model was established to analyze the reduction kinetics. The results show that the reduction rate of sinters was accelerated by an increase of CO and H2contents. Meanwhile, with the increase in CO and H2contents, the increasing range of the medium reduction index (MRE) of sinters decreased. The increasing oxygen enrichment ratio played a diminishing role in improving the reduction behavior of the sinters. The reducing process kinetic parameters were solved using the modified random role model. The results indicated that, with increasing oxygen enrichment, the contents of CO and H2in the reducing gas increased. The reduction activation energy of the sinters decreased to between 20.4 and 23.2 kJ/mol. © 2017, The Author(s).

Kinetics of celestite conversion to acidic strontium oxalate hydrate in aqueous solution of oxalic acid

Conversion of SrSO4 to acidic strontium oxalate hydrate(H[Sr(C2O4)1.5(H2O)]) in aqueous H2C2O4 solutions proceeds as a consecutive reaction. In the first step of the consecutive reaction, SrSO4 reacts with H2C2O4 and pseudomorphic conversion to SrC2 O4·H2O occurs. In the second step, SrC2 O4·H2O reacts with H2C2O4 to form H[Sr(C2 O4)1.5(H2O)]. Sr(HC2 O4)(C2 O4)0.5·H2 O crystallizes during cooling of the reaction mixture to room temperature if the solution reaches the saturation concentration of (H[Sr(C2O4)1.5(H2O)]. The aims of this study are the derivation of reaction rate equations and the determination of the kinetic parameters such as pre-exponential factor, apparent activation energy and order of H2C2O4 concentration for each reaction step.Fractional conversions of SrSO4 were calculated using the quantitative amounts of dissolved S and Sr. It was determined that the reaction rate increased at the initial time of reaction by increasing the temperature using solutions with approximately same H2C2O4 concentrations. The reaction extends very slowly after a certain time in solutions with low H2C2O4 concentration and ends by the formation of a protective layer of SrC2O4-H2O around the surfaces of solid particles. Fractional conversion of SrSO4 is increased by increasing concentration of H2C2O4 at constant temperature. Kinetic model equations were derived using shrinking core model for each step.

Influence of ammonium sulfate on the corrosion behavior of AZ31 magnesium alloy in chloride environment

Electrochemical corrosion of AZ31 magnesium alloy in the NH_(4)^(+)-SO_(4)2−-Cl−environment is studied.Effect of NH_(4)^(+)overshadows that of Cl−as the(NH_(4))_(2)SO_(4) concentration is 0.005 M or higher,yielding an evolution from localized corrosion to uniform corrosion.Acceleration effect of NH_(4)^(+)can be attributed to that(i)NH_(4)^(+)dissolves the inner MgO and hinders the precipitation of Mg(OH)_(2) and(ii)the buffering ability of NH_(4)^(+)provides H+,enhances the hydrogen evolution,and expedites the corrosion process.The latter is demonstrated as the dominant factor with the results in unbuffered and buffered environments.The severe corrosion and hydrogen process in NH_(4)^(+)-containing solution results in a high Hads coverage and yields an inductive loop within the low frequency.Meanwhile,SO_(4)^(2−)is helpful in generating cracked but partially protective corrosion products,while Cl−could broaden the corrosion area beneath the corrosion product.

Growth Kinetics Study of a Bacterial Consortium Producing Biosurfactants,Constructed with Six Strains Isolated from an Oily Sludge

We investigated the ability of a bacterial community constructed with six strains isolated from an oily sludge, to utilize diesel oil at high concentrations. The consortium was able to grow at concentrations up to 84 g diesel oil/L and had produced biosurfactants during its active growth phase;these compounds, in their crude form, reduced the surface tension of distilled water from 72 mN/m to 31 mN/m, with a corresponding Critical Micelle Concentration value γCMC = 81 mg/L. The plot of specific growth rates obtained from the growth curves versus initial concentrations was found to fit adequately the experimental data by the Andrews inhibitory model, which resulted in the following kinetic constants: μmax = 0.535d-1 ± 0.063, KS = 18.68 g/L ± 3.59 and KI = 29.02 g/L ± 4.96, reflecting the slow biodegradation rate. At 25.2 g diesel oil/L, close to the optimal concentration S* = 23.28 g/L ± 4.23, the consortium metabolized diesel oil faster than each strain did individually, suggesting that the process was stimulated by a synergistic interaction between the members of the consortium.

Dose-Dependence of Trap Parameters of OSL Decay from Al_(2)O_(3):C

Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) trap parameters can only be reliably determined through the detailed analy- sis of OSL decay curves. In this study the kinetic parameters of a blue-light stimulated luminescence (BLS) decay curve from Al2O3:C sample irradiated at 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6 Gy beta doses were obtained using the same basic methods with some modifications applied and also by using our suggestion: Active-OSL Approximation (AOSL). The results were compared with those of other studies on the trap parameters of Al2O3:C material.